Baked Pork Steak Dinner
The Pickens American Legion Post 122 will have a baked pork steak dinner from 2 – 7 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 23. Dinner includes pork steak, mashed potatoes, green beans, rolls, applesauce, dessert and drink. Adult dinners will be $15 and children under 12 will be $5. Everyone Welcome.
Shooting Match
Mt. Grove VFD will have a shot gun shoot from 11 a.m. – ? Sunday, Nov. 24. Shells will be furnished by Mt. Grove, $3 a shot and concession will be available. 12/16/20 gauge shot guns only. Prizes will be awarded to winners of each match. Come Take Your Best Shot!
Monongahela National Forest Issues Forest Wide Fire Restriction
ELKINS W.Va., November 12, 2024 – Effective immediately, building, maintaining, attending, or using a wood or charcoal fire or campfire is prohibited on all National Forest lands, roads, and trails within the confines of the exterior boundary of Monongahela National Forest, except for the areas listed below.
Any individual or group lawfully camped in the Forest Service developed campgrounds and cabins, when the fire is in a Forest Service provided fire ring designed and installed for the purpose of a campfire at the designated campsite, are EXEMPT from this restriction. This includes:
- Bear Haven Campground
- Big Rock Campground
- Bishop Knob Campground
- Blue Bend Campground and Small Pavilion
- Cranberry Campground
- Day Run Campground
- Gatewood Campground
- Hopkins Mountain Fireman’s Cabin
- Island Campground
- Laurel Fork Campground
- Middle Mountain Cabins
- Pocahantas Campground
- Red Creek Campground
- Summit Lake Campground
The purpose of this fire restriction is to protect public health and safety and natural resources by prohibiting recreational fires during periods of high fire danger. Due to the current long-term drought the Forest has been experiencing, and associated low ground fuel moisture content, any fire start would prove difficult to suppress. This order is also to compliment and manage in partnership with cooperators from the state of West Virginia that are implementing similar restrictions on a state-wide basis.
By enacting this order, we will be eliminating potential ignition sources from dangerous and unwanted wildfires and working with our cooperators in the state of West Virginia to provide one unified management strategy for all public lands in the state of West Virginia.
Further information may be obtained at https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/mnf/alerts-notices.
Eastern College’s Trunk-or-Treat Draws Crowd of 600 for Halloween Fun
Moorefield, W.Va. — Eastern West Virginia Community & Technical College held its annual on-campus Trunk N Treat event on 10/31/2024. Approximately 17 trunkers (participants handing out candy) were on site, with an estimated 600 trick-or-treaters attending, based on the amount of candy purchased. We appreciate the support of community members who volunteered to hand out candy and are pleased to provide this event for the community.
The list of participants includes Capon Valley Bank, Pilgrim’s, South Branch Cinema 6, Hardman’s Hardware, Moorefield Lions Club, VFW, American Legion, Women’s Auxiliary, representatives for Harley “Orrin” Staggers, Dixie Heavener, Trent Montgomery & Seyed Mirkhani for Eastern’s Career Services, Ed Cole, Colton Allanson, Ciara Smith, Tiffany Sentman, and Monica Wilson for Eastern’s Student Services, Ashley Ravenscroft for Burlington’s Parents as Teachers program, Shari Stephens for Hardy County Family Support Center, Kristi Sirk for Oak Grove United Methodist Church, Ashley Evans, Ann Mickens, and Madison Stanley.
About Eastern
Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College, based in Moorefield, serves six rural counties in West Virginia’s Potomac Highlands. Eastern offers affordable academic programs, including fourteen-degree programs (six of which are fully online), twelve certificate programs, and over thirty opportunities to transfer to a four-year college. Through the Workforce Education department, Eastern provides over fifteen training programs that can be in-person, hybrid, or fully online. Additionally, there are Agriculture Innovation trainings that help agricultural workers improve their businesses or allow them to become Farm Fellows and work with mentors to learn how to succeed in the agriculture industry.
Students and the community are supported by Eastern, with access to the Career Center for job placement, resume assistance, interview preparation, and more. Eastern is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.